Our Adoption Process
When you are ready to get a puppy, this is the order of the process to getting a Bernese Mountain Dog puppy of your own...
Click here to DOWNLOAD and Print the Adoption Form - This is where you begin the process to getting a Bernese Mountain Dog of your own.- Reservation & Deposit - Now that you have filled out the Adoption Form, send it to us with your deposit and we will reserve your spot to pick a puppy. (We will require a $250, non-refundable deposit to reserve your puppy)
- Pickup - When your puppy is 8 weeks old, he will be ready to go to his new home! We will require the final payment at this time.
Raising Puppies
Know what to expect with raising puppies, we've collected some great advice from our own experiences, and other Berner breeders around the web and
assembled it here for you.
Our Story
We live in a small rural town called New Ipswich, in the beautiful state of New Hampshire. We are surrounded by woods and ponds and nestled in between Temple and Monadnock mountains – a classic New England town in every respect.
While out walking one day my husband and I came across two beautiful dogs. Having never seen a dog like this before I asked my husband what kind of breed they were. He simply said: “Bernese Mountain Dogs”. That is all it took to know what kind of dog would be our first dog when the time was right. Over the years our family grew from just the two of us, to three children - “and they are all boys”! When it came time to purchase our first family dog we knew without-a-doubt that a Bernese Mountain Dog was the breed for us. It had to a “durable” dog that was absolutely trustworthy with children for raising our three little Modern-Day Knights (as we like to call them). This majestic breed can take the energy and roughness that little boys bring with them, yet serve as a formidable watch dog and protector, and all the while remain affectionate and fun for our family and friends. A perfect mix if you ask me!
I as the mom had only one condition: the dog must be a female, I was feeling way out numbered at this point in our family. Now we have a queen AND a princess in our family now. We named our first Berner “Elly”, and depending on the day she would sometimes forget that she is the princess - not the queen. We strongly recommend taking training classes with these puppies as the breed responds very well to it.
In 2013 we decided to take the next step and embark on an adventure as a family and breed Elly so that our boys could experience and help bring life into the world. They also needed to take on the responsibilities of raising a litter and help Elly take care of her puppies. Our boys have not disappointed! They have come right along side us and as a family, slept for days just outside the whelping pen, helped in the constant feeding, and now become great playmates for the puppies! It has certainly brought us great joy to share this experience with them.
We now have been blessed over the 12 years of breeding, to have had 4 generations on females under our roof. Elly (12yrs old), Elora (10yrs), Maybel (8 yrs) and Midge (3yrs). We still have Maybel and Midge with us, and Midge is currently our breeding female. Even though our sons are all grown up, they are still a great part of the litters we have. The births always seem to coincide with them being home from college for the summer, or Christmas Break. They are still helping with every step of bringing a litter into this world and loving on them when they are home. We continue to love this journey as a family and being able to bring joy to so many other families around us.
We hope that you enjoy our website and the pictures of our precious pups, both kid's and man's best friend!